lock out

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If someone locks you out of a place, they prevent you entering it by locking the doors. 把…關(guān)在門外
His wife locked him out of their bedroom after the argument. 爭吵之后妻子把他關(guān)在他們的臥室外面。
2. PHRASAL VERB In an industrial dispute, if a company locks its workers out, it closes the factory or office in order to prevent the employees coming to work. (雇主) 不準 (員工) 進入工作場所[商業(yè)]
The company locked out the workers, and then the rest of the work force went on strike. 公司把那些工人拒之門外，接著其余工人舉行了罷工。